The 13th-ranked Bearcats (24-6) survived a tumultuous second half - a technical foul, an ejection, a wild last minute - to get their fourth tournament title. They also won a share of the regular season championship.

Bobbitt left the game after LeVar Seals hit him in the groin with 8:22 left, drawing an ejection. When he recovered from the low blow, Bobbitt returned and made a pivotal 3-pointer and a driving lay-in that clinched it.

Bobbitt ran down the court with his arms raised like a championship prize fighter after his lay-in put Cincinnati up 52-45 with 39 seconds left. He was voted the tournament's MVP, finishing with a team-high 17 points.

DePaul (21-9) shot a season-low 35.3 percent from the field in its second Conference USA tournament final. The Blue Demons lost to Saint Louis in the 2000 game.

There were two technical fouls and Seals' ejection in a hard-edged game played only 12 hours after the semifinals ended.

The teams split their season series, with DePaul beating the Bearcats in Chicago last week. That game cost Cincinnati a chance to win the regular season championship outright, setting up a five-way tie for first place.

Just as it did during its semifinal win over Alabama-Birmingham, DePaul came out lethargic and fell behind by double-digits. This time, there would be no comeback.

There were plenty of on-the-edge moments.

Field Williams hit a 3 and Bobbitt made three free throws for a 12-point lead late in the first half. The last free throw came off a technical foul on Drake Diener, who lost his cool after two days of tight defense.

The Bearcats gave DePaul a chance to get back into it by failing to score for more than six minutes at the start of the second half. Cincinnati missed its first five shots and had four turnovers.